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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
A BADLY MIXED BOARD.
Why There Are Doubts About Who Are the
officers of the Insane Hospital Board.

The Treasurer of State is paving money to the
State institutions, except to the Insane Hos
pital 1t is a question whether it's board of
trustees has treasurer, and the money cannot
be paid to anyone else, unless the authority
comes from the responsible officer. 1t is thought
that Phil Gapen has resigned, but there is no
record Of it. He is cut of town, and some por-
tons of the recent minutes of the Insane Hospital
trustees show that they govern the institution to
suit themselves. Harrison and Gapeu were ap.
pointed Feb 81, 1883. The Brown bill says that
the terms of the president and trustees of the
benevolent institutions shall be four years, dat.
ing from the day of their appoin tmeut 1t
further says that the said boards shall every
two years, elect one of their number as secretary
and one treasurer. The first meeting of the
Insane Hospital trustees was held March s. 1883,
chosen secretary. but no treas
elected In December, that
year, DR.. Tarleton resigned as treasurer and
Gapen succeeded him in that Office, while Tarle-
ton became secretary. On Feb. TO- 1885, Bur-
rell was elected secretary and Gapen treasurer.
On March 10, 1887 both were re elected. but the
minute was made on the book by Miss Smith,
clerk Of the department. of female wards. and
not by the secretary. On April Z DR..
Harrison and Secretary Burrell met, Gapen be-
ing out of town. and transacted all business in
minutes of the preceding meeting. NO mention
is made in the minutes Of Gapens absence, nor
of his having transferred the treasurership to
another. The Auditor and Treasurer of State
will pay over no money until these points are
settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
BENIGHTED SOUTH AMERICANS.
Mrs. Huston, Missionary, Describes Some
of Their Strange Ways of Living.

There was quite an assembly of ladies from
the several Presbyterian churches, to attend the
meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, held in the parlors of the Second Church
yesterday afternoon. Mrs E. G. Wiley presided
Mrs A. B. Young read interesting paper on
THE Greek Homes" giving description of the
domestic life, the religion, and the work accom-
plished by missionaries. Mrs. Sophia Huston,
returned missionary from Rio Janeiro, Brazil
gave complete resume Of life among the people
in South America They know moth
ing of the American idea of
home. A husband is chosen by
parents or godmorner. The wedding ceremony
takes place in two rooms-all the women in one
and men in the other. AS soon as children are
born they are put in care of servant, and the
mother sees the child but once day. Fifteen
children is considered small family. The
women are lazy and the children have but little
attention. Many die from lack of care and
starvation. Mrs. Huston gave detailed &C
count of many OF their customs and costumes.
The houses of the lower class are made of BAN
boo, plastered on the inside and pasted with mud
the outside, and the floors are
of dirt. The people superstitious.
The church and state are very closely united.
No man who is a Protestant can hold a govern
ment position, which renders missionary labors
somewhat more difficult than in other countries.
Mrs. Illusions husband is minister. and has an
established church at Rio Janeiro Communion
is celebrated once month, and the congrega
tons fill the house to overlooking on those days.
Mrs. Huston showed some lace made by the ma
tive women. and gave a finely EN- broidered
handkerchief to the society of the Second
Church, the ladies having started collection of
missionary curos, and have several articles al
ready from different countries Mrs. Huston is
the guest of Mrs. John NJ. Butler, and they will
be pleased to have any one call during to day as
Mrs. Huston leaves tonight for other cities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Local and State Notes.

Edward Lynn has been appointed cashier of
the Lake Erie q Western road at this point.
The offices of the Peoria. Decatur & Evans
vile road will tomorrow be removed from
Peoria to Evansville, Ind.
The Vandalia is in the market for 300 coal
cars, and the Ohio & Mississippi for / 800 box
cars In both cases the contracts will be awarded
on Monday next
Hetherington e. Berner are building several
iron turn tables for Southern roads. They yes
terday shipped one to Birmingham Ala fifty-
five feet in length.
H. W. Hubbard. general freight agent of the
Vandala, is expected in the city to-day to talk
over rate matters with some of the large ship
pers over their lines.
W. S. Martin, chief train dispatcher on the
Louisville, Evansville q ST. Louis road has
been promoted to the position of master of
transportation, vice o. Putnam. resigned.
Judge Gresham has authorized General Nc
Nulta. the present receiver OF the Wabash road
east of the river TO pay SOS. 900 taxes due on the
portion of the Wabash road lying in Indiana
Col. Joseph Hill general superintendent of
the Vandalia. and General Superintendent Hill.
of the Lake Erie e. Western were in the city
yesterday looking after matters connected with
their Official positions
The Indianapolis car works. the first three
days OF this week, turned out sixty-seven new
cars, being the largest amount of work by
twelve cars ever turned ont from this establish
ment in that length of time
ID. L. McCabe, division freight agent of the
Pennsylvania lines with headquarters in
Cnicago, is expected in the city to-day to ar
range the freight tariff with the shippers of coal
over the Indianapolis & Vincennes road.
Within the last thirty days twenty-five miles
OF new steel rails have been placed in the track
OF the Terre Haute g. Peoria road. formerly the
lllirois Midland. The new owners have plenty
of money, and show determination to make a
good road out Of it. G. w. Fairbanks. presi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Keep Your Eye on the Grain Quotations.

The fact that the prices current at the West
ern sources of supply were relatively higher
than the figures at which some parties were yes
1erday offering to sell grain for future delivery in
this market suggested the posi- bility of a new
method of whipping the interstate-commerce-
law devil around the stump. Is it possible that
some reduction in freight rates is impending. of
which favored firms have had notice few days
in advance of the general publicl The clause OF
the law requiring ten days notice of proposed
changes in the direction of higher freight rates
does not apply to reductions. A timely ''tp" to
the recipients of corporation favor would be as
effective in giving them temporary advantage
over the mass of traders as were the private re-
bates and other forms of discrimination which
the law has done away with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
The Time Convention.

NEW YORK, April 14.-~-The time convention of
railroad superintendent and managers conclud-
ed it's session this afternoon at the Hotel Bruins
wick. The new code. which was Professionally
adopted six months ago. was brought up again
and adopted. 1t will be put in operation as soon
as practicable. By this code uniform system
of signals by lamps. whistles and other methods
is established for all roads represented at the
convention. Nearly all the roads were repre-
sented Uniform methods and regulations for
timing and starting trains. rules for running
trains on single tracks. for switching and side
tracking, are included in the CODE The general
intent Of the new code is to insure safety to
passengers and freight. A plan for system of
telegraphic signals was also introduced and pro-
'visionally adopted. 1t will como up at the Octo
Der session
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15

US, 4: Knowlton, 4. Passed bans-Ganzell. 2; Cross
2. Wild pitches-knowton. 1; Reccius, I. Hit by
pitcher-Dunlap. Errors-Louisville 3; Detroit /.
At Piasbmr0-
Allegheny ..---...1 o L L o 5 Obs
Toronto .-....----0 o o o 2 O. 2
Basehits-Allegheny, IA: Toronto. 4. Errors-Al-'
legheny, z: Toronto, g. Pitchers-Morris and Crane
Umpire-Quest.
Al Baltimore
Baltimore l o O o o. a
Syracuse. O o o 10
Base-hits-B Baltimore, 9: Syracuse. g. Errors-Bal-
tmore z; Syracuse 1. Pitchers-knouf and
Crouthers Umpre-Skinner
At Philadelphia
Athletic .-.----.0 2 o ] o o.
Philadelphia. D o o 2 0-6
Observation-Disclosures, 6; Philadelphia, 8. Errors
Athletic, 4; Philadelphia, /. Batteres-Allison and
Miiligan, Buhnton and Cunning. Unpire-Ware.
At Brooklyn
Boston ..O II OO O p
Brooklyn ....-.---0 o o O. / o O OIL
Base hits-Boston. II; Brooklyn. 6. Errors
Brooklyn, 2. Observation-Disclosures and Tate; Hen
derson and O'Brien. Umpire-knight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court.

Room Hon. Napoleon b. Taylor, Judge.
Jephtha Noe vs. The l., B. & ". Railway Com
pany; damages. Cause dismissed.
Room Sion. Lewis Q. Walker. Judge.
Zilpah Dryden VS.. Thomas NJ. Dryden; di-
vorce Granted, with $500 alimony, on the
ground of failure to provide.
Louis p. Suffer ct al, VS.. Peter Uhl; account.
Dismissed and costs paid
Diedrich Mussman VS.. NJ. Caroline Hildebrand;
account Jury found 1918 80 for plaintiff
NEW SUITS.
Stoughton j. Fletcher and Francis NJ. Church
man vs. John Woodbridge ct al; suit to foreclose
mortgage.
Thomas Harvey vs.. John Griev; suit on &C
count. Demand, $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Criminal Court,

Hon. William A. Irwin, Judge.
State vs.. Charles Fredericks; petit larceny.
Found guilty and sentenced to six months in
the work house.
State vs. Louis Schmidt; petit larceny. Found
guilty and sentenced to six months in the work
house.
State VS.. William St. Clair; petit larceny. Ac-
quilted.
State VS.. Katie Dupree; gr and larceny. Found
guilty and sentenced to one year in the Woman's
Reformatory.
State VS.. David Winkle: selling LIQUOR on Sun
day. Tried and taken under Amusement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Growth of rbe Enuitahle Society.

The financial statement of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society. recently published showed
that on the 1st of January last the company lad
become one of the largest and strongest institu-
tions of its kind liz the world. Its progress dur
ing the first quarter of the present year has been
unparalleled, and it now reports outstanding in
surance of $3.50. 600. 900. and increase of
1000 900 in rev busiresa for the quarter over
the corresponding quarter of last year. 1t wrote
$l1l, 000, 600 of new insurance last year, and at
the present rate of improvement it will write
during the present year s140 000, 00o.-New York
Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
The Third Game at Evansville.
81 70, "a lrdi nolis Inr,rnal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 1.-The third and
last game between the Indianapolis National
League Club and the Evansvilles was played at
the park, to-day, in the presence of a small but
very enthusiastic audience. The visitors started
in to see just how many runs they
could score, but the home club
had their mettle up, and, although
they were beaten they proved to the visitors
that they were fully equal to the old favorites of
1884. The batting terrific, and the beauty
of the game was that the home favortes led in
this particular, Daniels being in the front rank
with two doubles and triple. Scorer
Evansville. 3 o 2 ell
Indianapolis .-..----2 D o / 6-l5
Base hits-Evansville III Indianapolis 10.
Batteries-Arunde and Healey kiefer and Ware
Errors-Evansvile, z; Indianapolis TO-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15

The Fight About Ticket Commissions.
New YORK. April 14.-In the trouble between
the trunk lines and their Western connections
over the payment of commissions. both sides
scored a point this morning. The Baltimore &
Ohio turned the Western lines tickets to the
wall, and all the trunk lines turned to the wall
the tickets of the Chicago Milwaukee
& st. Paul. which makes the Western
position solid. Commissioner Fink. when
asked the reason for this action, said
that the tickets of the St Paul road
were kept on sale till to-day under misappre
lension. 1t was supposed from letters received
from the road that itwould sign the agreement
not to pay commissions; but it never did so.
Therefore, as the road continued to pay commits
sons. its tickets were taken off sale by the
trunk lines. The Representatives OF the West
err lines here are much pleased at this develop
mont. The Chesapeake e. Ohio. the New York.
Ontario & Western and the Lehigh Valley lines
still selling Western tickets AT the office
of the Lehigh road, this afternoon, however,
it said that they did not know
how soon they might have to join the
trunk-line combination. Mr.. Fink said to-day
that the visit of Commissioner Pierson and the
trunk-line passenger agents to Chicago had no
more to do with the question of paying commits
eions for the sale of tickets-in other words
with the dispute between the Eastern and the
Western roads-than with the man in the moon.
Mr.. Fink further declared that the action of the
Srunk lines in cutting off the Western roads
was perfectly legal. The sale by one line of the
tickets of another simply a matter of agree
ment between the two II they could not agree
they simply declined to do business together
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Other Games Yesterday.

At Cincinnati
Cincinnati ---------4 o 5 3 9 5-24
Columbus. o o o o o l. 2
Base hits-Cncinnati %; Columbus. s. Errors
Cincinnati. 2. Columbus. IL. Batteries-Smith and
Keenan,; Handiboe and Murphy. Umpire-Jennings.
At Louisgitie-
louisville Il D. Z
Detroit. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 ) 3 o 4-20
Base Hits-Louisville, 10: Detroit %. Earned
runs-Louisville z; Detroit. II. Two-base hits
Hecker. Brouthers and Thompson. Threebase hits
Cook. Wolf. Rowe (2l. Brouthers and Thompson.
Home runs-Reccius and Thompson. Double play
Rowe, Dunlap and Brouthers Base on balls-Recci
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Totals 10 81 3 27 81 Totals.

Chicago o O 3 5 6-l9
ST. Louis. 2 o o o o 3 o o. 8
Runs Earned-Chicago. Is: st. Louis. 6.
Two-base Hi.s-Ryan 49, Pfefer Gleason, Comis-
Ky. Welsh.
Threeb base Hits-Sullivan, Flint.
Home Runs-Pfeffer f2), Arson.
Tota. Bases on Hits-Chicago. SO; St. Louis. 20.
Bases Bas-Anson, williamson Pyle. Gleason
(2), Welsh Bushong %
Double Plays-Pfeffer TO Arson; Foutz to Comisky;
Pfeffer to Williamson to Arson.
Left on Bases-Chicago. 4; st. Louis, 6.
Passed Balls-Flint l; Bushong, /.
Wild Pitehes-Caruthers, 2.
Umpire-Dnscher.
Time of Game-Two hours and ten minutes
To-day the St. Louis and Indianapolis nine
will play the last of their exhibition SERIES when
the nome club will have Boyle and Myers as the
battery. Tomorrow the Cincinnatis will play
the Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
Explaining the Law to Morrison.

Washington Letter in Chicago News.
Colonel Morrison went into a railroad ticket
Office here, yesterday, and found there new
clerk who did not know him. He asked for
ticket to ST. Louis. and put down $3.50, with
the remark: II suppose the fare is the same as
usualF' 1.-TWO dollars more" said the clerk
Eighteen and half to St. Louis"
''How's thatY' inquired Morrison. Don't you
folks haul people as cheap as you used TOT"
NO replied the clerk; ''all railroad fares are
raised by the interstate-commerceb bill"
II don't understand you," said the commits
eioner. SIS it true that the new law increases
the rates of transportation l thought it was the
other way. My understanding is that the bill
provides that you shall treat everybody alike
that is. not to charge one passenger any more
than another"
And then the intelligent clerk treated the
Colonel 10 dose of political economy, explain
ing that under the bill the roads were required
not to charge people who bad been paying more
less more Formerly the roads mad sold limited
tickets at rate less than that charged for those
that were good till used, but the new law re-
ouired that they should charge everyone the
highest rate. The Colonel looked at the youth
with an amused smile, and remarked that he
was much indebted to him for information which
was Of considerable interest to him. Then he
asked for section in the sleeping car.
What namefr inquired the clerk.
''Mrs. William r. Morrison, my wife"
The clerk turned white and then he turned
green, and his hand shook 80 that he could
scarcely make out the ticket AS the Colonel
left the Office the fresh young man looked around
for something to club himself with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15

lib LeSlBlatur0'B asses w ere taken Up.
SPRINGFIELD, April 1.-two weeks ago Rep
resentstive Merritt instigated an investigation
by the House committee on railroads into the
status of the Ohio & Mississippi railway as re-
lates to its compliance with certain constitution
al and statutory regulations. The committee
has reported joint resolution, in which it finds
that the road has not complied with Section 9,
Article 10 of the Constitution. which requires
that . road must maintain in this State public
Office FOR the transaction of business and the
transfer of stock; that it has not reported annu-
ally under oath to the Railway Commission;
that it has not n majority of directors resident
in this State. The committee recommends in
this joint resolution, submitted for adoption by
both houses that the Attorney general and the
Railway Commission be instructed to proceed
by mandamus against the road to make it COM
ply with the law and suffer the penalties under
il; and it is further recommended that the
States attorneys of the several counties call the
attention of the grand juries to these facts, and
have them proceed to collect the penalties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
RAILWAY NEWS AND MITES
Terms on Which Special Rates Will Be
Given for LargeGatherings ofPeople.
GalfFare for 900 or More, One and One-Third
for Parties of Fifty-lllinois Legislators
Making Trouble for the o. & NJ.

CHICAGO, April IA The Western States
Passenger Association to-day decided to grant
special rates to religious, military and benefc-
airy organizations for their various gatherings
When attendance of one thousand or more
is guaranteed, one fare for the round trip will
be granted, and it is probable that rate on the
date of the convention or gathering, will be
made an open one to the public. To smaller re-
unions and one-thrd fare for the round trip
will be the rate and the tickets will be sold under
the old certificate plan.
A joint conference was held here to-day be-
tween the trunk line and the central traffic gen.
eral passenger agents. 1t was a greed that
excursion rates should be granted to parties of
fifty and over the certificate plan. No half
rates to ministers of religion will be granted,
nor special rates to theatrical parties. The boy
colt was not discussed, and, contrary to expecta-
zion. no conference with Western officials was
hold or suggested
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15

Chicago. o o 3 5 6-l9
St Louis. o o o o 3 q O. 9
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-06

ances, but, where the facts are known, the
workingmen had Just cause for complaint,
and II they did not succeed in obtaining
justice it by no means follows that they
were in the wrong. But, with regard to
the efforts to corner wheat, there is not one
redeemiDg feature. The scheme, the pur-
pose, the proceeding, was unadul-
terated scoundrelism without one
redeeming element. 1t advanced
the price of bread and reduced the buying
power of the workingman's hard earned
dollar, made it more difficult for him to
live, deepened the shadows of poverty,
added gloom to the poor mans home, and
the rascals who engaged in the business
were unable to command the funds OF bank
ing institutions-not only the funds of the
Fidelity Bank, but other banks in all parts
of the country, the Fidelity concern being
the most conspicuous in this particular
case. True, there is demand that such
bold pirate as Harper should be punished,
but no demand is made that a hundred
others equally Infamous shall be sent to
the penitentiary; nor is there any healthy
denunciation of food cornering schemes,
which ought to be treated as felonies. In
such things a new departure in journalism
is demanded, and will at no distant day be
inaugurated.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-06

should be adopted to check the tide of ig-
norance, barEerism and paUperism flowing
to these shores from the Old World. He
also believes that the sons and daughters OF
wage-workers must be given better educa-
tional opportunities If a condition of af-
fairs worse than anarchy" is to be avert
ed In the near future.
albert Turner, one Of the negro murder
ers OF Jennie Bowman, at Louisville, who
twice narrowly escaped lynching, was
hanged In that city last Friday. He made
statement on the scaffold generating
William Patterson, who has been CON-
victed of completely in the crime and SEN
fenced to ceath. Patterson's case is now
before the Kentucky Court Of Appeals on
writ of error.
r. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly ira lie
review, report general business conditions
satisfactory. Trade is good for the season,
collections fair, and money in reasonable
supply at all interior points. The Cincin-
natl and Chicago bank and wheat disasters
have had little effect elsewhere. The labor
situation is improving The railroad con-
struction mileage is 500 above that of last
year to date. The real estate and building
activity at leading cities continues to be
great